House member representing Southern Ijaw federal constituency, Preye Oseke, has called on leaders in Nigeria to show more commitment to girl-child education and initiatives that support the development of women and girls.Oseke made the call during the official launch of the maiden edition of the She4She Initiative,, empowerment series tagged ‘Woman Up’, Tuesday in Abuja.
The lawmaker assured that he will support bills and motions that will directly support the girl-child in Nigeria and women development.Founder and Chief Executive Officer, , of the Initiative, Barrister Oyanbo Owei, said the aim of the project is to promote empowerment of women and girls and protect vulnerable groups to break free from poverty.
“This event is organised to support these vulnerable groups because we have looked at the statistics of unemployed women and vulnerable children especially in the face of the adverse effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, hence we decided to do our bit to better our society and ensure the woman is upstanding,” she explains.
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